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James Bond at 50

James Bond has come a long way in the 50 years since the release - on Oct. 5, 1962 - of a
modestly budgeted spy movie called "Dr. No." It introduced a dapper but deadly secret agent who
wore Savile Row suits, drove an Aston Martin, liked his martinis shaken, not stirred, and announced
himself as "Bond, James Bond."

Ahmet Baran | AP file photoBritish writer Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond spy thrillers, sits in front of a Turkish train during a visit to the set of a film. Fleming, a former World War II intelligence officer, created 007 as a sort of fantasy alter-ego.Request to buy this photo

AP Photo/United Artists and Danjaq, LLCWhen Ursula Andress emerged from the sea, curves glistening, with a dagger strapped to her bikini in 1962's "Dr. No," she made the Bond girl an instant icon.Request to buy this photo

AP Photo/United Artists and Danjaq, LLCSean Connery as James Bond in a scene from the 1963 film "From Russia With Love." Connery was then a relatively unknown Scottish actor and former bodybuilder.Request to buy this photo

Bob Dear | AP file photoGeorge Lazenby and Diana Rigg share a moment during takes of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." Along with sports cars, gadgets and sex appeal, an impeccable sense of style is a hallmark of the James Bond movie franchise.Request to buy this photo

AP Photo/United Artists and Danjaq, LLCJane Seymour and Roger Moore starred in the 1973 film "Live and Let Die."Request to buy this photo

AP Photo/United Artists and Danjaq, LLCRoger Moore with Maud Adams, left, and Britt Ekland from the 1974 James Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun."Request to buy this photo

AP Photo/United Artists and Danjaq, LLCRoger Moore as James Bond, and Barbara Bach as Major Anya Amasova, in the 1977 film "The Spy Who Loved Me." Moore played Bond in seven films, more than any other actor.Request to buy this photo

AP Photo/United Artists and Danjaq, LLCRichard Kiel, right, as Jaws, and Roger Moore as James Bond fight in "The Spy Who Loved Me." Those teeth could do some serious damage.Request to buy this photo

AP Photo/Activision Publishing, Inc.Dr. Goodhead from "Moonraker" in the "007: Legends" Bond video game. The game features a storyline that combines six James Bond movies.Request to buy this photo

AP file photoSean Connery as James Bond in "Never Say Never Again." The film, a 1983 remake of "Thunderball," has its ironic title because it brought Connery back as Bond after a 12-year hiatus.Request to buy this photo

Alexis Duclos | AP file photoRoger Moore, alias British secret agent James Bond, is seen with his co-stars Tanya Roberts, and Grace Jones, right, on the set of 1985's "A View to a Kill."Request to buy this photo

AP file photo/MGM/United ArtistsTimothy Dalton as James Bond, and Carey Lowell as Pam Bouvier in 1989's "Licence To Kill."Request to buy this photo

AP Photo/United Artists and Danjaq, LLCTalisa Soto, left, and Carey Lowell in "Licence to Kill." Always glamorous and sophisticated, yet uniquely susceptible to James Bond's flirtations, the Bond girl over the years has become as compelling as Agent 007 himself, and not just for the way she fills out a swimsuit.Request to buy this photo

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